History
1981
The Oregon Law Foundation was created by the Oregon State Bar to fund law-related charities.
1983
Oregon’s lawyers created a voluntary Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts (IOLTA) program. IOLTA programs began in Australia and Canada in the early 70’s. The concept was simple: the Foundation asked members of the Bar to convert their non-interest bearing, pooled client trust accounts into interest-bearing accounts, with the interest benefiting the Foundation.
1988
The OLF, the Oregon State Bar, and the Oregon Supreme Court worked together to transform the voluntary IOLTA program into a mandatory one. In November 1988, Oregon lawyers voted 2-1 for mandatory IOLTA, and Oregon’s mandatory IOLTA program began May 1, 1989.
2005
Oregon Banks worked with the OLF to create the Leadership Bank program (now Leadership Banks & Credit Unions) to highlight the generosity of banks that voluntarily pay above-market interest rates on IOLTA.
Staff
- Judith Baker
- Executive Director
- Bill Penn
- Assistant Director
- Laura Greer
- Administrative Assistant
Board
- Ethan Knight
- President
US Attorney’s Office
Portland, Oregon - David Rosen
- President-elect
High Desert Law, LLC
Bend, Oregon - Elise Bouneff
- Secretary
Columbia Bank
Portland, Oregon - Randy Compton
- Treasurer
Pioneer Trust Bank
Salem, Oregon - Valerie Colas
- Oregon Judicial Department
Salem, Oregon - Kristen Connor
- Heritage Bank
Portland, Oregon - Kamron L. Graham
- Portland, Oregon
- Oregon Supreme Court Appointee
- Brent Hall
- Umatilla Tribes Office of Legal Counsel
Pendleton, Oregon - Traci Ray
- Barran Liebman LLP
Portland, Oregon - Laura Shipley
- Bank of America
Portland, Oregon - Chanpone Sinlapasai
- Marandas Sinlapasai Garcia LLC
Lake Oswego, Oregon - Justin Thorp
- Sherman Sherman Johnnie & Hoyt LLP
Salem, Oregon - Bernie Thurber
- Portland, Oregon
- Michael Rondeau
- Roseburg, Oregon
OSB Board of Governors Liaison
Contact
Oregon Law Foundation16037 SW Upper Boones Ferry Rd.
PO Box 231935
Tigard, OR 97281-1935 2018 503-431-6373
[email protected]
Documents
2018
- 2018 Annual Report (pdf)
2017
- 2017 Annual Report (pdf)
- 2017 990 Tax Return (pdf)
- 2017 Audited Financial Statements (pdf)
2016
- 2016 990 Tax Return (pdf)
- 2016 Audited Financial Statements (pdf)